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Checklist for Family Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 (Chironomids)
and region Ehime (Shikoku, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
967
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
967
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
167
944
1278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
782
1086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
68
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChironomidae
Erichson, 1842
Chironomids, Midges, Non biting midge, Non-biting midges
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ehime
9 Genera with 12 Species
Brillia Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1979Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Rheopelopia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ehime
12 Species
Brillia japonica Tokunaga, 1939
Chironomus nippodorsalis Sasa, 1979
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cryptochironomus tamayoroi Sasa, 1983
Demicryptochironomus tamacutus Sasa, 1983
Microtendipes britteni Edwards, 1929
Paramerina divisa Walker, 1856
Polypedilum asakawaense Sasa, 1980
Polypedilum hiroshimaense Kawai & Sasa, 1985
Polypedilum tamahosohige Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tamanigrum Sasa, 1983
Polypedilum tsukubaense Sasa, 1979

Subnodes of Chironomidae with occurrences in Ehime
SubfamilyChironominae
Newman, 1834
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrthocladiinae
Lenz, 1921
Orthoclads
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTanypodinae
Skuse, 1889
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)
Chironomidae (Erichson 1842)


Links, sources and further information
Chironomidae at artfakta.se
Chironomidae at dyntaxa.se
Chironomidae at gbif.org
Chironomidae at irmng.org
Chironomidae at itis.gov
Chironomidae at marinespecies.org